Just like the investigative mechanics that underpin the eponymous protagonist’s dimension-hopping adventure, The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a bit of a conundrum. The surrealist detective drama-meets-Metroidvania looks gorgeous, and poses some interesting and genuinely unique ideas. But scratch beneath its flashy veneer, and you’ll discover a game that lacks direction; one that struggles to nail the fundamentals of a genre that’s been operating pretty smoothly for decades, and one that is seemingly overburdened by its own ambition.
